Lisel Hintz Assistant Professor International Relations, European and Eurasian Studies Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

I am an IR/comparativist scholar fascinated by the intersection of identity politics and foreign policy - specifically, how domestic identity struggles spill over to shape, and be shaped by, interactions in the international arena. My regional focus is on Turkey and its neighborhood relations, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Turkey is a culturally vibrant and intellectually puzzling state, from aspects of civil-military relations, (de-)democratization, and ethnic/sectarian politics to regional (in)security, terrorism, and global refugee crises. While a traditional Western ally, Turkey is an increasingly erratic actor at home and abroad, most visibly in Syria. Understanding its domestic and foreign policies is vital, and demands innovative forms of analysis that can be communicated to academic audiences, policy communities, and university classrooms. This is what I aim to do, through fieldwork, publication, teaching, and outreach from the community to the global level. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell in AY 2015-16 and a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University in AY 2016-17, I am thrilled to bring my experience in teaching courses on political violence and terrorism, psychological approaches to foreign policy decision-making, social movements, and the politics of the MENA region to Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Click the photo for a panel on the Syrian refugee crisis at Cornell Law School

Click the photo for an FDD panel on Turkey's "hostage diplomacy"

Click the photo to view the PBS Great Decisions documentary "Turkey: A Partner in Crisis" and a panel discussion with me and Soner Çağaptay, along with the filmmakers.

Click the photo for my live radio interview on Turkey's coup attempt with Knowledge@Wharton

Hosting former opposition MP and humanitarian activist Şafak Pavey

Click the photo for a panel on domestic politics at MEI's 8th annual Turkey conference.